End-gate



(No Model.)

B. HAAKE.

END GATE.

Patented July 5 1887.

WI TJV ESSES body carrying my improvements.

Mrs frarns A'rn rrrcn.

ERNST HAAKE, OF W'INONA, MINNESOTA.

END-GATE.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,808, dated July 5, 1887.

Application filed March 30, 1887. Serial No. 232,958. (No model.)

skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fastenings for end-gatesof wagons; and it consists in the construction, novel arrangement, and adaptation of devices, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In'the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a wagon Fig.2isa View of the fastening devices removed from the end-gate, and Fig. 3 is a view of the body with the gateremoved.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, A

A indicate the side walls of a wagon-body, which may be of any ordinary construction. The wall A is provided at its rear end with two vertical cleats, a a, between which is an interspace for the reception of one end of the end-gate, as will be presently explained, and the opposite wall, A, is provided with a vertical cleat, b, which forms an inner stop for the opposite end of the gate.

13 B indicate rigid loops or eyes, which are secured by their shanks in the side wall, A, beyond the cleat I), by means of nuts or other suitable fastening devices. These eyebolts or loops, which are vertically disposed, are designed to remain fixed in the said wall, and the end of the gate to be placed against the vertical cleat b is preferably faced with a me tallic strip and notched transversely, as at (Z d, to pass over the said eyes, so that the fastening'hooks may be applied, as will be presently explained. It. should be here observed that I employ two of these loops or eyes, one near the upper and the other near the lower edge of the side wall.

0 indicates a metallic strap, which is secured on the outer side of the wall A by the same D, under the rear edge of the floor of the body, and is secured thereto bya nut, as shown. A similar metallic strip is secured to the outer side of the opposite side wall and is perforated transversely, as at e, for the passage of the threaded shank of an adjustable eye, E. On the shank of this eye or bolt E, I place a levernut, F, which has a bearing against the said strap 0 when in operation, and the cleat a, through which this screweye passes, may be countersunk around its apertures f, as shown, to allow a greater movement and adjustment.

G indicates the endgate, which is provided on its outer side with bearingloops g g, which support a laterally-movable connecting-rod, H. This rod is provided at opposite ends with a loop, h, for the attachment of the locking-hooks. The short hook I at one end of the rod H is designed to engage the eye of the adjustable bolt".

K K indicate two hooks for securing the opposite end of the gate to the body. These hooks are provided with loops or the like at their inner ends and are connected with the laterally-movablerod H by means of a ring, L. By the employment of this ring it will be seen that the large hooks K may have a greater or less curvilinear movement, as well as afree inward and outward movement, which, will add greatly to the convenience and rapidity of movement in applying the same to the eye in the said wall of the body.

This device is very simple in construction. It may be manufactured at a small expense and may be quickly applied to any wagon without materially altering its construction.

In applying the gate to the body one end thereof is first placed in the interspace between the two parallel vertical cleats and rested upon the floor of the body, when the opposite end of the gate is brought forward until engaged by the opposite cleat. The large hooks are then placed in the eyes of the side wall, A, and the smaller hook on the opposite end of the laterally-movable bar at tached to the adjustable screw-eye. Then by simply turning the lever-nut in the proper direction the bar H will be moved laterally and the parts tightened, so as to hold the gate securely in position. Itshould be'also observed that the cleat on the inner side of the wall A is arranged at such a distance from the eyein one end of the rod, hooks attached to the bolts 13 that the gate will not be permitted to ring, a hook attached to the opposite end of pass inwardly beyond the said bolts, but that the said rod, and an adjustable eyebolt in the I 5 the notches (1 thereof will straddle the said opposite side wall of .the body, substantially 5 eyes and bev thereby prevented from rising or I as specified.

being jarred out of place during travel. In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in liaving deseribed this invention, what I presence of two witnesses.

and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, I I ERNST HAAKE 10 The combination, with a wagon-body hav- Vitnesses:

ing fixed eyes in one of its side walls, of an end- WV. A. FINKELNBURG, gate, a laterally-movable rod therein, a ring EDWARD D. KEYES 

